Glove selection

Testing Requirements of Peroxidizable Compounds Tests for the Presence of Peroxides Characteristics of Chemical-Resistant Materials Selection of Protective Laboratory Garments Protective Clothing Levels Selection of Laboratory Gloves Selection of Respirator Cartridges and Filters Effects of Electrical Current on the Human Body Electrical Requirements of Common Laboratory Devices... 

Glove material of constmction and size should also be considered when designing an isolator. There is a variety of gloves available for isolator use. Be sure to install gloves that are compatible with the materials handled in the isolator. Glove manufacturers (e.g., North Safety Products, Cranston, RI Renco Corp., Manchester, MA) can provide chemical compatibility charts to help in glove selection. A popular glove on the market for analytical use is the 15 mil Hypalon (DuPont Performance... 

Wear gloves selected on the basis of the hazard. Inspect them before use. Wash reusable gloves before removal. Turn disposable gloves inside out carefully when removing to avoid contaminating hands. 

PPE materials having a continuous polymeric film are likely to resist permeation and penetration by all solid formulations and thns act as a barrier to solids contact with the skin. For solids, glove featnres snch as fit, ganntlet length, durability, etc. as discussed previously, are the key issues for glove selection decisions. 

Table 6.6 is provided as a final aid for protective glove selection decisions. Table 6.6 identifies the preferred glove types as well as those not recommended for use with pesticide formulations containing various carrier solvent types. The glove types identified as preferred are those that consistently provide the best permeation resistance to pesticide formulations and undiluted carrier solvents within each chemical classification identified. The glove types identified as not recommended are those that consistently provide very poor permeation resistance. Also note that the recommendations in Table 6.6 are... 

Table 6.6 Glove selection guidance for protection from pesticide formulations that contain oiganic solvents (U.S. EPA, Guidance Manual for Selecting... 

DH Beezhold, MF Fay, GL Sussman. Scientific assay methods as the basis for glove selection. J Long-Term Effects Med Implants 4(2 3) 103-125, 1994. 

Many types of gloves are manufactured for different purposes. Proper gloves selection is important to ensure that the solvent or other chemical compound cannot penetrate through the glove where its subsequent evaporation would be prevented by the glove itself Exposure to solvent entrapped between the glove and the skin is more severe than the exposure to solvent without glove. 

The first requirement in the selection of a glove is that the materials from which gloves are produced are not dissolved or swollen by plasticizers. This alone is not sufficient. The other important requirement in glove selection is permeability of all of the materials in its stractiue. Permeabihty is measured according to ASTM Standard F 739" or Eiuopean Standard EN 374. Permeability results are usually expressed in mg of permeate... 

American National Standard provides guidance for selecting suitable gloves that will protect workers and assist employers in compliance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910. The standard covers glove selection criteria in specific categories related to testing and performance properties in chemical and industrial applications, such as cut method puncture resistance abrasion... 

Chemrest Glove selection software from Best Manufacturing. 

ANSMSEA 105-2005, American National Standard / International Safety Equipment Association s Hand Protection Selection Criteria can be a great help in glove selection. This standard provides a consistent, numeric-scale method with which manufacturers rate thdr products against cct-tain contaminants and exposures including puncture and abrasion resistance, chemical permeation and degradation, detection of holes, and heat and flame resistance. ANSI standard information is available for virtually all high-quahty work gloves. 

The degradation and permeation characteristics of the glove material selected must be appropriate for protection from the hazardous chemicals being handled. Glove selection guides (available from most man... 

Provide additional training on the types of hand protection, proper glove selection and use, foot protection, and work practices. 

Figard WH (1980) Intensifying the efforts of proper glove selection. Occup Health Saf 7 30-43... 

Appendix F provides an example of a glove selection chart. Most manufacturers of gloves have developed their own glove selection chart that shonld be used when purchasing their brands of gloves. 

OSHA puts appropriate glove selection squarely in the court of the employer with two regulations ... 

The best glove selected will be effective only if it is worn, that is to say, if it is really comfortable and efficient in the long term, with a minimum of constraints. 

Employers are encouraged to use the following factors in cut-resistant glove selection ... 

Glove Selection. The proper selection of gloves or other protective garments that act as a barrier against direct physical contact with the skin or other body surfaces is made difficult by the wide range of hazardous chemicals encountered in semiconductor processing. The prevalence of mixtures of chemicals and manufacturing specific formulations whose permeation characteristics are usually not scientifically tested or published, and based only on empirical data from actual use in the industry. 

The complexity and variety of chemical operations performed in the semiconductor industry (as detailed in Table 7) makes scientifically precise glove selection extremely difficult. Generally, the most hazardous material that may be encoimtered is used to define minimum CP glove selection, with unusual property materials being factored in any final selection. Even more difficult is defining a set of workable procedures for specific change out frequencies for gloves based on a combination of skin contact hazard... 

The assessment is a great aid in determining which hand protection items to provide. However, if the assessment was done in-house, it is wise to work with a distributor or manufacturer in the glove selection process. 

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